RiverFest Event Types
Art

Currents of Hope - 14th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Wednesday, June 15, 2022, 7:00 pm
Looking for inspiration, nature, and adventure? Join OARS for their 14th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival, Currents of Hope. On the evening of Wednesday, June 15 a selection of 2022 award-winning films from the nation's largest environmental film festival will be screened at the Maynard Fine Arts Theatre and also streamed to you LIVE in the comfort of your home for the following 5 days on demand. Visit https://www.oars3rivers.org/ev... for more information and to purchase tickets.

Many Cultures, One Heart Festival
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10:00 am
Join us on Saturday, June 18 from 10:00am to 3:00pm for a multicultural festival celebrating the artistic and ethnic diversity of Framingham! “Many Cultures, One Heart” is a public art project designed to highlight the artistic and ethnic diversity of Framingham through a series of heart sculptures painted by local artists and placed around the Cultural District and the City of Framingham. The artists on this project represent the many communities that call Framingham home, and include Black, Indigenous, Asian, Brazilian, Latino, white, multiracial, Jewish, LGBTQ+, and disabled artists from all walks of life, ranging from teens to seniors. All of the new public art statues will be unveiled during the “Many Cultures, One Heart” Festival, giving attendees an opportunity to see each up close and personal! Plus, you can wander dozens of arts & crafts booths, and watch a series of multicultural performances by Performing Arts Center of MetroWest, CJT Dream Dance, Kasibahagua Indigenous Dancers, The Brothers Walk Band, MOHI Parivar, Ezekiel's Wheels Klezmer Band, Tarciso Alves Band, Los Sugar Kings, and Heavey Quinn Academy of Irish Dance. For more information and to see the festival schedule, please visit https://bit.ly/FCCCDfestival. This event is free and open to the public, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, including the River Stewardship Council.

Photo Walk at Heard Farm
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 6:00 pm
Join Wayland photographer Hendrik Broekman for a stroll around the 86 acre Heard Farm Conservation Area. Woods, open fields, wetlands, over 200 species of birds, and the Sudbury River shoreline make Heard Farm a remarkable place with over three miles of trails, many of them old cart paths. Hendrik will provide tips for successful photography with your camera/phone. All ages and abilities are welcome. Meet at the parking lot at the end of Heard Road off Pelham Island Rd. Questions: (508)-358-2980.

Summer Solstice Celebration
OARS and Umbrella Arts Center
Sunday, June 19, 2022, 6:00 pm
End Riverfest on Sunday by celebrating the arrival of summer with Musketaquid and OARS at The Old Manse. Whether you walk, ride or paddle to the event, bring a picnic and enjoy live music in the orchard starting at 6pm!
Live Music - Enjoy songs by Sawyer Lawson & Greg Blair
Earth Floats - Add natural materials to Earth Floats and help launch them down the river!